Date Range

1908-2017

Description Level

Fonds

Creator

Pat Henderson

Physical Description

2cm of textual records 13 photographic prints

History Biographical

This collection was donated by Pat Henderson, detailing pieces of her family history. Pat Henderson is the daughter of William Smith and Jean Henderson, and the granddaughter of William and Margret Henderson. William Henderson was a Scottish Canadian who served as mayor in Lethbridge from 1907-1909. He and Margret, had six kids together: Etta, Harold, William, Adelina, Edna, and Fred. Most of the content in this collection pertains to Pat’s father William Smith Henderson, including many photos and documents about his time in the military. William and his brothers, Harold and Fred all fought in WWI, which resulted in Harold’s death during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. Prior to the war, the brothers ran a garage together, which they later leased to the military to be used as an armory during and after WWI. Following WWI, William and Fred continued to reside in Lethbridge for most of their lives, staying very active in the community. William remained involved in the automotive industry, running an Exide Service Station at some point between the world wars. He also played in the Lethbridge Great War Veterans Hockey Club with Fred, became president of the Lethbridge ANAF Veterans, and worked on the Alberta Liquor Control Board, before resigning to enlist for WWII. During WWII he serves in the 1st C.M. machine gun brigade, but was discharged for medical reasons on June 6th, 1941. After WWII, he continued his involvement with the Lethbridge ANAF Veterans. William and his wife Jean received a Golden Jubilee Senior Citizen award in 1955, a year before William’s death.

Scope and Content

2023.1069/01 Family scrapbook photocopy Ca. 2017 2023.1069/02 Freemason Lethbridge Lodge group photo Ca. 1910 2023.1069/03 Misc. photos 1908-1948? 2023.1069/04 Harold Henderson’s medical history sheet 1915 2023.1069/05 Exide Service Station wall calendars 1922-1923 2023.1069/06 Misc. photos and awards 1908-1955

Accession No.

20231069

Collection

Archive

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